Backpacking in Africa Jonny Blair
“Two Eagle Dark please” – Random American Tourist in Uganda. It might seem ridiculous to some that we spent three nights in the city of Entebbe and cumulatively five days, but, look, life throws us up curveballs and with overland buses so slow, it was time to chill out on our last two days in Read more about Backpacking in Uganda: Two Eagle Dark and Our Stay At Sunbird Backpackers in Entebbe[…]
“All those people gathered there – in Zaire, in Zaire. To see the rumble in the jungle there – in Zaire, in Zaire” – Johnny Wakelin. The dream for me on my first ever visit to the famous Congo jungle in deepest Africa was to get into the deep parts of the jungle in the Read more about Insanity in The Democratic Republic of Congo: Mwepu Ilunga, Benik Afobe and Why We Didn’t Do The Gorilla Tour[…]
“The river of dreams” – Billy Joel. A childhood dream was lived in April 2019, as I backpacked to the spot where the world’s longest river, the Nile, begins. Starting its journey in the town of Jinja, Uganda, it winds its way right down to the Mediterranean Sea, Alexandria in Egypt being one departure city Read more about Backpacking in Uganda: Visiting The Source of The Nile River in Jinja[…]
Burundi’s former capital city, Bujumbura threw up yet another oddball on our 2019 East African adventure. This country was less than obvious addition to the schedule. A tough visa process, a country bereft of tourists and indeed a country which prompted a good friend of mine to comment “I’ve never even heard of that country”. Read more about Backpacking in Burundi: Our Wonderful Stay at Urban Lodge in Bujumbura[…]
** THIS IS MY REAL ARTICLE. DO NOT ACCEPT FAKES LIKE VANESSA LEE (FAKE NAME FROM “TUMBLR”) WHO HAS STOLEN IT. YOU ARE GOING TO POLICE AND THEN TO COURT. Burundi baby! We stayed at the Urban Lodge Hotel in Bujumbura in Burundi and during our short time there, we also visited the gorgeous Lake Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Bars and Cafes I Visited in Burundi[…]
Togoville is a lakeside town in southern Togo, lying on the northern shore of Lake Togo which we visted as part of our trip to Togo and Benin in 2018. It was originally known as Togo, then Togoville and later of course is how the country of Togo took its name. Togo took its name Read more about Backpacking in Togo: Touring Togoville and the Shrine to Pope John Paul II[…]
“It really really really could happen” – Damon Albarn. One of the most remarkable sights in Togo is Lake Togo. It is a natural lake in the east of the country. While staying in Coco Beach Hotel just East of Lome, I organised a guided tour with well known tour guide Jeremies. Jeremies and our Read more about Backpacking in Togo: Crossing Lake Togo to Togoville[…]
On my latest west Africa trip, we visited Togo and Benin while also veering across the border (yet unvisiting) Ghana. In Benin, we visited 4 main cities – ee toured Cotonou in some detail as well as backpacking the UNESCO world heritage site at Abomey, the slave history at Ouidah and the capital city of Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Top 5 Bars in Benin[…]